That policy, approved in a 2015 FCC ruling, ensures a level playing field on the internet by preventing internet service providers (ISP) from creating "fast lanes" that give special treatment for content creators or web companies that pay extra fees. The ruling was hailed as "the biggest win for the public interest in the FCC's history."

The Trump transition site announced the appointments of former Verizon consultant Jeff Eisenach and former Sprint lobbyist Mark Jamison Monday. Like Trump, the two are critics of net neutrality.

"If President-elect Trump were the least bit sincere about his claims to 'drain the swamp' of lobbyists and special-interest operatives, he couldn't have done much worse than selecting these two," writes Timothy Karr, senior director of strategy at Free Press.'